Submitted by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
• 2 C white sugar
• 1/2 C vegetable shortening
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 C flour
• 1 tsp nutmeg or cinnamon
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 C milk
• 1 can dark sweet, pitted cherries (not pie filling)
Cream sugar with shortening, then add eggs and blend well. Sift together flour, spice and baking powder, add into creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in the dark, sweet, pitted cherries but reserve the juice. Blend well and spread in two prepared 8-inch cake pans and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
ICING
• 1 C shortening
• 2 C powdered sugar
• A dash of salt
• 1 tsp of vanilla
• Reserved cherry juice
Using an electric mixer, mix all ingredients until smooth. Frost cakes when cool, stacking layers on top of each other.
